Death of a President
by Mako_Shadows
Disclaimer- I do not own Final Fantasy VII, Square does.
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Failure.
We failed.
I failed.
3 days after ULTIMATE WEAPON's energy beam destroyed the Shinra Tower, three figures stood in the pouring rain, mourning the death of President Rufus J. Shinra. Shinra had stood as the ultimate power in the world for so long, now all that was left was two headstones and a pile of rubble. All the glory, all the power died with a young man, who barely had a chance to live. He was a cold man, hardened by life, shaped by circumstance, and starved of love. He was cold now, forever, he would never learn to love, and his heart would never thaw. The world would now never find out if there was a person beneath the cold, and angry facade put on display. Never would anyone find out if it was their worst enemy who died, or their greatest friend. His face was destroyed, burned and cut by glass. the only thing that proved this was Rufus Shinra, was a scrap of dirty white cloth, and one lock of brilliant red-orange hair. In life that lock had been a constant annoyance flopping in his face, in death it was a tribute to a man who tried to make up for past mistakes, who tried to save the world. Who tried to redeem past Shinra actions by destroying a One-Winged Angel.
"First Tseng, in the ancient temple, and now the President. The company. We are failures. The Turks have failed in one their main objectives, to protect the President, at the cost of your own life. Tseng died because of my failure, I was drunk and was not there to protect our leader. President Shinra died because I insisted he go on ahead to witness the destruction of the barrier and the One-Winged Angel rise to power. I failed again." Reno. No tears fell from his brilliant mako infused aquamarine eyes, but the sadness was there, as well as the wound of failure.
"... Reeve is the only executive left.... ... ... the only other part of Shinra left... We must protect him.... he is the President now... I hope he and AVALANCHE destroy the Great General Sephiroth for his crime.. his actions activated the WEAPON that killed the President... he will pay... Reeve will be protected... We will not fail again" Rude. The silent man's thoughts would not be stilled, and the eyes that lay hidden by the dark shades of the Turks, were grief filled and held a scar that only time could hope to heal.
Tears streamed freely down the blond Turks' face. The visible sign of her grief mingling with the rain. Elena. "In Junon. If we had of accompanied the President instead of overseeing the last of the transfer of goods to Midgar, he might be alive. Doubtful, but maybe. We failed once again. I lost Tseng, the Turks lost their father in the Ancient Temple, and their purpose in the wake of WEAPON. Reeve.. we will not fail you... I promise."
The three Turks saluted their fallen President as his casket was lowered into the ground. Then they turned and walked away. They waited for Meteor to come, or for the new president and AVALANCHE to activate Holy and save them all. If AVALANCHE succeeded, the Turks could prove to themselves that they were not failures, by protecting Reeve and building a better world.
I promise...
We promise...
Not to fail...
Promise..
AN- I noticed that in a lot of fanfics that the Turks are usually alive after Meteor, and after the Shinra HQ were destroyed by WEAPON. So this is my take on how they survived and how they felt about Rufus' death. I'm not sure if Rufus died in Junon or Midgar, I am pretty sure it was Midgar, sorry if it's wrong. Tell me and I'll fix it. Please Review.